WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1980
WAN CHAI WELFARE SERVICES UNDER ONE ROOF
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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HAS GROUPED UNDER ONE ROOF ITS WELFARE UNITS IN WAN CHAI DISTRICT TO PROVIDE BETTER COORDINATED SERVICES TO LOCAL RESIDENTS.
THOSE APPLYING FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS OR SEEKING FAMILY AND YOUTH SERVICES CAN NOW DO ALL IN A NEW SUB-OFFICE OF THE EASTERN-WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE.
THE PREVIOUSLY SCATTERED SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD UNIT, FAMILY SERVICES CENTRE, AND COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT HAVE MOVED INTO THE SUB-OFFICE AT TUNG SUN COMMERCIAL CENTRE, 2ND AND 3RD FLOORS, 200 LOCKHART ROAD.
THE MOVE IS A FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT'S REGIONAL ISATION SCHEME AIMED AT BETTER COORDINATION AND MORE EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF WELFARE SERVICES AT A DISTRICT LEVEL.
THE WAN CHAI SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD UNIT AT PRESENT HANDLES 1 582 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CASES, 8 521 OLD AGE ALLOWANCE CASES AND 901 DISABILITY ALLOWANCES CASES.
THE DISTRICT'S FAMILY SERVICES CENTRE IS PROVIDING HELP IN 872 CASES, WHILE THE COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICE COORDINATES A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES FOR LOCAL YOUNG PEOPLE.
TO INTRODUCE ITSELF TO WAN CHAI RESIDENTS, THE NEW SUB-OFFICE WILL HOLD AN OPEN DAY+ TOMORROW (THURSDAY) BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 PM.
THERE WILL BE A DISPLAY OF THE SERVICES AND WORK OF THE THREE WELFARE UNITS, AS WELL AS THE DISTRIBUTION OF WELFARE SERVICES BY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES OPERATING IN WAN CHAI DISTRICT.
NOTE TO EDITORS #
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE +OPEN DAY+ OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S WAN CHAI SUB-OFFICE AND A SERVICES DISPLAY, WHICH WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (THURSDAY) BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 PM AT TUNG SUN COMMERCIAL CENTRE, 3RD FLOOR, 200 LOCKHART ROAD, WAN CHAI.
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